. but first, abc's david kerley is at the white house. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. flat. disappointing. someone called it a dismal jobs report. and it has the president asking for more time. the president bounded on to a stage in new hampshire, less than 12 hours after accepting his nomination, trying to put the most positive spin he could on those disappointing jobs numbers. >> after losing around 800,000 jobs a month when i took office, business, once again, added jobs for the 30th month in a row. >> reporter: true. still, 23 million americans are unemployed. and the president acknowledges all the frustration. >> that's not good enough. we know it's not good enough. we need to create more jobs, faster. >> reporter: and that is part of a new narrative, which the president introduced in his acceptance speech. pleading for patience. >> yes, our path is harder. but it leads to a better place. yes, our road is longer. but we travel it together. >> reporter: selling his path, even though the jobs numbers play right into the hands of the republicans. so, mr. obama conti